Journal Entry

This past week has been very significant in terms of my project development.

As I will be traveling to a Tibetan community, I originally wanted to research and come to some sort of conclusion on what the prominent parenting type is in Tibetan families. I have recently met with a professor of mine, who teaches a methods class in which I'm currently enrolled, and he pointed out to me that this question, specifically the term "parenting types" is very vague and will be hard to determine, seeing as:

• I would have to find families that have children that fit into certain age groups
• I would have to observe many families in their natural settings
• It is very unlikely that I would be able to build up enough rapport with families in the community to make half of the observations I would need to make to draw any kind of conclusion.

Question Development

Here is my project question brought over from my project development tab, it is still under maintenance, stay tuned.


01/12/2011- Project Question

What is the prominent parent type in Tibetan families located in McLeod Ganj, and does this parenting type fit into a category described by Baumrind, or is it something completely different?

Notes on development: This may be one of the hardest assignments I've had since I came to BYU, not because of an intimidating length requirement or a strict grading rubric, but because it requires me to be decisive and really take responsibility for my project and my learning...